Hi guys, I'm doing a timing belt on my 96 Accord . This is the first foreign made car so I'm not as savvy as I am with Chevy's .so while I'm changing belt it's suggested to change the water pump . I take the old water pump off and water comes out and oil. It doesn't look like they are mixed but it hard to tell at this point.So I go on to clean the area where the new pump goes . I start to think why it so much oil with this water ? I stick my middle finger in side the hole and there is a smaller hole inside where the (fan )part of the water pump goes . I say fan part of pump because idk what else to call it. Well in this little whole is full of moisture . My finger is kinda red like tranny oil maybe cause it's sweet smell almost like allegro. I don't wanna go further if my block is cracked . I can't find much info about this prob. One site seemed to say it's ok because this lubes the water pump. And the parts store guy kinda agreed with that. The head is off. I saw no oil in water or oil. It did have a small mystery leak of water since I bout the car. So should I junk this motor or going on replacing the water pump and timing belt. I don't wanna go on if it's a lost cause . Plz help thx

 

The "fan" part of the water pump is called impeller.

 

Is there oil in the overflow container ? Check the head and block for straightness. A .002 feeler gauge should not fit. Ideally you don't want a .001 feeler gauge to fit but that's the max. If it's tranny fluid, the only way it could be in there is if the radiator is leaking internally and allowing atf fluid and coolant to mix. If the radiator looks very old you should just replace it to be on the safe side. It would be wise to just slap the head back on and the timing belt and compression test. You may have to slap it all back together and test the cooling system to see if the block is cracked internally.